Why Relationships are So Important for Recovery (Episode 47)

Relationships are SO IMPORTANT! They are; they’re a gift from God. We were made for friendship, made for relationship. Often in recovery we forget that; we think we’re alone. We think we’re alone. We think nobody will understand. But that’s a lie from the devil. Jesus came to bring us back into relationship, and the most important relationship is with Jesus. And from there, you can have relationships with so many people, people from church, people from Instagram, people from school, and even more. Aren’t friendships such a gift? I’ve been so grateful to have made many friends through blogging, friends that have pointed me back to Jesus in my struggles, friends that keep me accountable to being balanced in exercise and nutrition, friends that will hang out and just do anything with me, friends that will cry with me, laugh with me, rejoice with me. It makes me think of the verse from Proverbs 17:17, ‘A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.’

This has been on my heart so much as I try to support and pray for those in recovery. It’s so tempting to want to suffer alone, but you DON’T have to; you don’t have to be alone. Friendships will FILL you up; friendships will remind you that it’s not all about you.

Why are relationships so important for recovery?

Well that’s what this episode is all about; we talked about navigating relationships as an introvert, why relationships/getting outside of yourself REALLY help curing a self-focus.

We talked about:

The Most Precious Relationship to Cultivate Before You Cultivate Friendship With Others

Why Knowing the Love of God is the Most Important Foundation To Being Able to Love Others

Why Relationships are Vital/Essential for Recovery

Why You Need to Surround Yourself With Good Relationships

How to Filter Through the Diet Talk That Can Sometimes Come Into Relationships

Why Having Relationships Can Really Help the Healing Process of Recovery

Why Being Intentional Can Make Relationships Soul Filling Instead of Draining

Jess’s Favorite Ways to Spend Time With People Even Though She’s An Introvert

How Recovery is Sped Up By Investing In Important Friendships

Why It’s Important to Find the Right Friendships That Build You Up in Recovery

We talked about this and so much more in this podcast; I hope it’s a tremendous soul filling blessing to you! Jess has a really fun Instagram where she talks about everything from food freedom to friendship to navigating Instagram and school and life and exercise. She’s one of the most heartfelt beautiful young women I’ve met; she reflects the tender love of Jesus, the mercy of God, the grace of God and His transforming work in her. This podcast wasn’t about how we are so good at loving; it’s about how God loved us, how God is teaching us to love others because of His tender love as a Father for His redeemed children.

Recovery is MESSY. It’s dark and hard and difficult, but you don’t have to do it alone. That’s why we recorded this podcast, to remind you of that truth, to bring the reality of Jesus Christ, the best relationship in the entire world, that is SOOO freely available to anybody who will come! My prayer is that this would draw you to the love of God in Christ Jesus.

I would say this is the verse that was the heart of the podcast today:

‘Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to bethe propitiation for our sins.’ (1 John 4:10)

Have you found relationships to be important to you in recovery?

Why do you think relationships are so important to recovery?

How do you find the right relationships that will build you up in recovery?

Relationships are VERY important, not only in recovery, but life as well. I found that the right friends call you out on your junk and help you grow unlike anyone else. They help you step out of your comfort zone and do what needs to be done in order to create a better you. Honestly, if it weren’t for my godmother getting me on the scale, I never would’ve stepped into recovery. I probably would have died. Friendship that she and I have is one where she can call me out on character flaws and help me grow in Christ. It goes the same way when I notice an issue that the Holy Spirit is leading me to prompt her about. The right relationships and recovery will help challenge you. They will help build you up. People constantly making comments about how thin you are or saying that you need to eat more are people that (I found) need to be just set aside and either talked to about how they talk to you or eliminated from the growing process. People who will offer suggestive/ challenging food choices, help challenge you to grow, will set a good example, and will call you out when you’re hiding are JUST the right people for the process! Especially if they are people who pray and stand by you the whole way!

It’s so true that those friends who call you out on your junk are INVALUABLE. That has to be two of my sisters, for sure. They are so willing to say the hard things even when it hurts, and I’m thankful for their love for me and their love for seeing me walk with the Lord and put down idols. It’s true that you do have to search out the right friendships, and I’m thankful that the Lord gives us wisdom on how to find and invest in those friendships. You are one of these precious friends for me.

Wow! This was a really good podcast! Really hit home for me and convicted me that often pursue friends for selfish reasons rather than to serve God. Also thank you so much Emily for that encouragement you gave to introverts. I definitely struggle with feeling badly about myself when I feel socially awkward or can’t make friends easily. I am learning that God designed me exactly how he wanted me to be. But those words just really spoke to my heart, so thank you.

Introverts have taught me SOOO much; I’m grateful that God gave us each different gifts when it comes to friendship and that every friendship doesn’t have to fit into one certain mold. I am so thankful that God used these words to minister to you. To Him be the glory!!! 🙂

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